1986 Asia Cup
| Dates | 30 March – 6 April 1986 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format | Round-robin |
| Host | Sri Lanka |
| Champions | Sri Lanka (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Pakistan |
| Participants | 3 |
| Matches | 4 |
| Player of the series | Arjuna Ranatunga |
| Most runs | Arjuna Ranatunga (105) |
| Most wickets | Abdul Qadir (9) |
The 1986 Asia Cup (also known as the John Player Asia Cup 86) was the second Asia Cup tournament, and was held in Sri Lanka between March 30 and April 6. Three teams took part in the tournament: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Asian leading associate member Bangladesh. India pulled out of the tournament due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka and was replaced by Asian leading associate nation Bangladesh, which had qualified by winning the 1984 South-East Asia Cup.
The 1986 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once, and the top two teams qualifying for a place in the final. Pakistan won both its matches and qualified for the final against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka beat Pakistan to win their first Asia Cup.
1984 South-East Asia Cup
The First South-East Asian Cricket Tournament was held in Dhaka in January 1984. Two teams from the host country were joined by teams from Singapore and Hong Kong. The Bangladesh national team won the trophy, and thus qualified for the 1986 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.[1]
The organizers suffered an early setback when Malaysia, one of the stronger cricketing nations of the Far East, withdrew at the last moment. Apart from Dhaka, Chittagong and Mymensingh hosted some games. The Bangladesh national team, however, played all its fixtures at the capital.
Squads
Matches
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.823 | Advanced to the Final |
| 2 | Sri Lanka (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.796 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.795 | Eliminated |
Final
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Matches | Innings | NO | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 3 | 3 | 1 | 105 | 52.50 | 92.10 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| Javed Miandad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 30.33 | 61.48 | 67 | 0 | 1 |
| Mohsin Khan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 24.66 | 64.91 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 22.33 | 59.29 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 32.00 | 66.66 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
| Shaheedur Rahman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 31.00 | 57.41 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: Cricinfo[3] | |||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Overs | Econ. | Ave. | BBI | S/R | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Qadir | 3 | 3 | 9 | 24.2 | 2.91 | 7.88 | 3/15 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaushik Amalean | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25.0 | 3.64 | 13.00 | 4/46 | 21.4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 4.73 | 17.57 | 3/32 | 22.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wasim Akram | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22.2 | 2.59 | 14.50 | 4/19 | 33.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Manzoor Elahi | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 3.04 | 17.50 | 3/22 | 34.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 3.00 | 20.25 | 2/17 | 40.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zakir Khan | 3 | 3 | 19.0 | 5.10 | 24.25 | 3/34 | 28.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: Cricinfo[4] | ||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Crickete Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November, 1994.
- ^ Cricinfo Asia Cup page Cricinfo. Retrieved on 14 September 2021
- ^ "John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup), 1985/86 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup), 1985/86 Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- Cricket Archive: John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup) 1985/86 http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/SL/1985-86_SL_John_Player_Gold_Leaf_Trophy_(Asia_Cup)_1985-86.html
- WisdenAlmanack: John Player Gold Leaf Trophy (Asia Cup) http://content-search.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150621.html
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